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120.

Minutes

Minutes of the Meeting held on 2 December 2020 (previously circulated)

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Minutes:

RESOLVED that the Minutes of the Meeting held on 2 December 2020 be

signed as a correct record.

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121.

Items Requiring Urgent Attention

Items which in the opinion of the Chairman should be considered at the meeting as matters of urgency.

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Minutes:

No item was raised as a matter of urgency.

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122.

County Matter: Minerals: Mid Devon District: Construction of asphalt plant and associated development including importation and recycling of reclaimed asphalt product (RAP) for use in plant and part-demolition of former In-vessel Composting Facility, Broadpath, Uffculme, EX15 3EP
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Report of the Head of Planning, Transportation and Environment (PTE/21/18), attached

 

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Minutes:

(Chris Herbert, (for the applicant) attended (remotely) under the Public Participation Scheme and spoke in support of the application; and Councillor Bob Evans (Mid Devon District Council) attended (remotely) under the Scheme and spoke in relation to the proposed conditions and consultation undertaken)

 

(Councillor Ray Radford (local Member) attended (remotely) in accordance with Standing Order 25 and spoke in support of the application)

 

The Committee considered the Report of the Chief Planner (PTE/21/18) on an application for the construction of an asphalt plant and associated development including importation and recycling of reclaimed asphalt product for use in the plant and partial demolition of the former existing in vessel composting facility.

 

The Chief Planner’s Report gave a reasoned assessment of the proposal, referring to all relevant policies and summarising the comments and views of interested parties received prior to the meeting.

 

Members referred to access arrangements, odour mitigation (for which the   Environment Agency was the regulating and licensing authority), landscape,  visual and ecological impacts and need for the facility.  

 

The matter having been debated and having regard to the main material planning policies and requirements, it was MOVED by Councillor J Brook, SECONDED by Councillor T Inch and

 

RESOLVED that, subject to the applicant entering into a legal agreement requiring:

 

(a) the permanent cessation of the production of asphalt at its Westleigh Quarry site within seven days of this development being commissioned;

 

(b) removal of the Westleigh Quarry asphalt plant within 12 months of that commissioning date; and

 

(c) the off-site mitigation planting being undertaken within the first planting and seeding season after completion of the site entrance and subsequently maintained;

 

planning permission be  granted subject to the conditions set out in Appendix I of this Report (with any subsequent minor changes to the conditions being agreed in consultation with the Chair and Local County Councillor).

 

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123.

Delegated Action - Schedules (to include ROMPS Actions) and Summary Schedule pdf icon PDF 216 KB

Report of the Head of Planning, Transportation and Environment (PTE/21/19), attached

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Minutes:

The Committee received the report of the Chief Planner (PTE/21/19) of action

taken under delegated powers.


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